Foodpanda faces flak from restaurant partners over payment dues in Pune

Saili Jahagirdar, who runs a chain of restaurants in Pune, claimed that the company owes her over Rs 50,000 for two of her restaurants

Earlier this month, around 500 delivery agents working for online food ordering platform Foodpanda staged a protest outside the company’s office in Pune, alleging pay cuts and delayed salaries. Now, its restaurant partners in the city are claiming the Ola-owned firm has not settled dues.

Several restaurant owners in Pune told Business Standard the company had come up with a slew of promotions offering customers food at discounted rates, which Foodpanda promised to fully sponsor. However, they claim, Foodpanda is yet to make the payments.

Saili Jahagirdar, who runs a chain of restaurants in Pune, claimed the company owes her